Need help looking at a purchase...
#21
09-25-2010, 01:26 PM
Darkknight wasnt being a jerk about it, he was just stating the facts and showing you that when you go to buy a car you need to do research and find one for a good price instead of buying the first thing you see.
#22
09-25-2010, 03:14 PM
dont be butt hurt it took me 5 min to find 3 better deals, just showing you that you kinda over paid, and thus showing thatd you be wayyyyy over paying for the maro
#23
09-25-2010, 06:55 PM
You are also looking in Michigan where the retail value of vehicles is about 10% - 20% less. The average cost of living in Seattle is over twice that of Flint, MI. That's why when you go on Kelly Blue Book they ask you for your zipcode. Price can vary regionally drastically just as with housing. That's also why I usually do not do my car shopping in a city where there are a lot of dealers. The same car I buy in the city I can get at a smaller dealership out in the sticks for a lot, lot less with better options. Living in many big (pop: 3+ million) and small (pop: 1,200) towns I can buy a car in the small town for 1000 and sell it for 1500 to 2000 in the city within a week. That's how my stepdad would make fast cash with old junkers when I was a kid.
It's even like that with food. A sandwich here in Raleigh that costs me 5 dollars would cost me 8 in Seattle. You can even go across your own state usually and see price fluctuations at chain fast food joints.
Now am I saying that he found/bought the best deals? No, I'm just saying what does it matter? All he asked for was some info and even admitted to saying that he didn't know that much and he's still pretty young (junior in college so assuming late teens, early twenties). Plus he's a new member possibly getting an older Camaro and keeping them on the road rather than junking it somewhere. We all start somewhere with learning about cars and we should be working to keep that alive. Not trying to make someone feel stupid.
#24
09-26-2010, 03:19 AM
I'm not saying, but I'm just saying that I felt it was a little ****ish to come across that way. There are better ways to get your point across without putting someone on the defensive imo.
You are also looking in Michigan where the retail value of vehicles is about 10% - 20% less. The average cost of living in Seattle is over twice that of Flint, MI. That's why when you go on Kelly Blue Book they ask you for your zipcode. Price can vary regionally drastically just as with housing. That's also why I usually do not do my car shopping in a city where there are a lot of dealers. The same car I buy in the city I can get at a smaller dealership out in the sticks for a lot, lot less with better options. Living in many big (pop: 3+ million) and small (pop: 1,200) towns I can buy a car in the small town for 1000 and sell it for 1500 to 2000 in the city within a week. That's how my stepdad would make fast cash with old junkers when I was a kid.
It's even like that with food. A sandwich here in Raleigh that costs me 5 dollars would cost me 8 in Seattle. You can even go across your own state usually and see price fluctuations at chain fast food joints.
Now am I saying that he found/bought the best deals? No, I'm just saying what does it matter? All he asked for was some info and even admitted to saying that he didn't know that much and he's still pretty young (junior in college so assuming late teens, early twenties). Plus he's a new member possibly getting an older Camaro and keeping them on the road rather than junking it somewhere. We all start somewhere with learning about cars and we should be working to keep that alive. Not trying to make someone feel stupid.
You are also looking in Michigan where the retail value of vehicles is about 10% - 20% less. The average cost of living in Seattle is over twice that of Flint, MI. That's why when you go on Kelly Blue Book they ask you for your zipcode. Price can vary regionally drastically just as with housing. That's also why I usually do not do my car shopping in a city where there are a lot of dealers. The same car I buy in the city I can get at a smaller dealership out in the sticks for a lot, lot less with better options. Living in many big (pop: 3+ million) and small (pop: 1,200) towns I can buy a car in the small town for 1000 and sell it for 1500 to 2000 in the city within a week. That's how my stepdad would make fast cash with old junkers when I was a kid.
It's even like that with food. A sandwich here in Raleigh that costs me 5 dollars would cost me 8 in Seattle. You can even go across your own state usually and see price fluctuations at chain fast food joints.
Now am I saying that he found/bought the best deals? No, I'm just saying what does it matter? All he asked for was some info and even admitted to saying that he didn't know that much and he's still pretty young (junior in college so assuming late teens, early twenties). Plus he's a new member possibly getting an older Camaro and keeping them on the road rather than junking it somewhere. We all start somewhere with learning about cars and we should be working to keep that alive. Not trying to make someone feel stupid.
See you around!
~Rawrgobble!
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